The Greentown Grapevine – 1994-11, 01:11

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Remember
November 8
Volume 1, Issue 11 " a paper for the people'' November 1994
Eastern Schools
Score High
Each year the Indiana
Department of Education
evaluates every school in the
state using a formula involving
s t u d e n t a c h i e v e m e n t ,
attendance figures, wealth of
the community and how students
have performed on past ISTEP
( Indiana Statewide Testing for
Educational Progress) tests.
Each school is then put in a
" league" of 50 schools so that
comparisons are made involving
c h i l d r e n of s i m i l a r
circumstances.
At a recent School Board
meeting, Dr. Lindan Hill,
Superintendent, announced to
the board members that both
Eastern Elementary and Jr/ S r
High School's scores are
something everyone involved
with the school system can be
proud of. Both schools had
higher scores than t h e
" expected performance" scores
in all areas ranked, being
language, math, ISTEP scores,
and attendance.
Private schools were ranked
with public schools for the first
time in 1994. Dr. Hill believes it
is significant that Eastern
Variety Show
for Jr. and Sr. High
November 4
at 7: 30 p. m.
in EHS Cafeteria
$ 2.00 Adds sion
Encore Singers
Jazz Band
and
Cheerleaders will
perform in addition
to other acts.
maintained its standing even
when compared with those
schools who can basically
" select" their students. He
s t a t e d , It T h e s e s cor e s
demonstrate that Eastern K- 12
is primarily about teaching
reading and mathematics."
In other business, the Board
learned that the state examiner
has given approval to the
p r o p o s e d b u i l d i n g and
renovation project and stated
that a bus maintenance facility
is badly needed.
A leave of absence was
granted to Suzanne Horner,
third grade teacher, to begin a
new teaching assignment in
South Dakota. Her position w@ l
be filled by Laura Campbell.
Mention was made of a
burglary which took place at
the Elementary on Qctober 9th.
About $ 70 in cash was taken as
well as a " boom- box" from the
library. The investigation is
ongoing.
High School Principal, Steve
Healy, received approval for an
intermural volleyball league.
Erin Pyke and Austin Roark listen attentively as
Greentown Volunteer Fireman Sam Coate explains the use of
an item of equipment. Fireman Jeff Lanning ( on left) had just
completed a fire safety talk to the morning Kindergarten
classes from Eastern Elementary. The afternoon classes later
received the same talk. Lanning talked to the children about
using 911, the importance of smoke detectors, what to do in
case of a fire to your person or your house and about having
a fire escape plan in your family.
Coate dressed in full gear and crawled near the children,
talking to them through his breathing device, to demonstrate
how a fireman might appear to them if one came into their
house to rescue them.
Donations Made to
Glass Museum '
Sharon Oldaker, Glass Festival
Chairman, reports that the
Festival has made a donation to
the Glass Museum of $ 1,250. The
largest area of income for the
Festival was $ 4,410, the amount
paid for booth rental space. The
Queen and Princess pageants
netted over $ 700 each. $ 600 was
received in donations. The
largest expense items are the
parade at $ 1,379.15- and
entertainment at $ 1,600. A
$ 5,500. grant from the Howard
i County l n v e n t i o n & Visitors i Commission pays for all
: advertising.
! Out of the $ 2,579. held in the
j Festivalaccount, new wiring will
: need to be purchased before the i next Festival, according to
: Oldaker. The existing wiring is
i no longer safe and additional i wiring needs to be purchased to
i service the area added to the i 1994 Festival north of Grant
: Street. Wiring was borrowed
from the Lions Club to fill that
need this year.
As Sharon begins to plan
for next year's Greentown Glass
Festival, she welcomes new
ideas and volunteers. She
envisions the Festival becoming
a total community effort.
The Antique Show & Sale held
at the high school during the
Glass Festival has made a
contribution to the Greentown
Glass Museum of $ 3.320. remrts
- Masquerade Walk
Changed to Saturday
October 29 at 630
The Greentown Town
Council has set the Trick
or Treat Hours for
Saturday October 29 from
. , ,- 5 to 7 p. m. Those residents
show co- chairman, bary wishiig to be visited by
Buckley. costumed guests should
plTanhnei nGgl taoss h aMveu sneeuwm b rBoocahrdu reiss ldeoaovre. a light on at the
printed showing the new
entryway to the museum as a
result of the renoyations to the
City Hall. They are also
considering a new sign on the
outside of the building
identifying the entrance to the
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